New Overtime Rule could Benefit 1.3-Million White-Collar Employees

Posted on October 25, 2019 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Executive Compensation, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

A final rule recently announced by the DOL changes the minimum salary requirement for white-collar employees who are exempt and need not be paid overtime for workweeks in which they work more than 40 hours.

Unpaid Damages in Overtime Cases can Amount to Three Times What is Owed

Posted on October 7, 2019 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Maryland and federal laws require the prompt payment of overtime-eligible employees – and the consequences for employers that fail to do so can be severe.

Partners Richard Neuworth and Steven Lebau Again Named to 'Best Lawyers' List

Posted on September 5, 2019 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions, Workers Compensation

For another consecutive year, Richard Neuworth and Stephen Lebau of Lebau & Neuworth, LLC, have again been listed on the "Best Lawyers" listing in 2020.

Lactation Accommodations are Now Mandatory in Baltimore City

Posted on June 8, 2019 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Baltimore City employers with two or more full-time equivalent employees are now required to provide lactation accommodations for breastfeeding employees.

Maryland’s Minimum Wage is on The Rise Again

Posted on April 23, 2019 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

On Thursday, March 28, 2019, Maryland lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by Governor Larry Hogan to block a bill increasing the minimum wage in Maryland.

New Laws Provide Important Protections to Employees in Maryland

Posted on November 6, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Sexual Harrassment in the Workplace, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

On October 1, 2018, multiple new employment laws went into effect in Maryland, including the General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages Act and the Maryland Disclosing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Act.

Best Lawyers Names Steve Lebau and Richard Neuworth to "Maryland's Best Lawyers"

Posted on October 30, 2018 in Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Pension & Retirement Benefits, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Richard Neuworth and Stephen Lebau of Lebau & Neuworth LLC have again been named Best Lawyers in the 2019 edition of "Maryland's Best Lawyers."

Don't Be a Victim in 'Grand Theft Paycheck'

Posted on June 25, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

According to a press release recently issued by the Corporate Research Project of Good Jobs First, and Jobs With Justice Education Fund reports that some of the largest employers have been penalized the most for not paying the wages due to their workers.

Minimum Wage Rates in Maryland & D.C. are About to Go Up

Posted on June 20, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Beginning July 1, 2018, the Maryland minimum wage rate increases from $9.25 per hour of work to $10.10 and in the District of Columbia the minimum wage increases to $13.25 an hour.

What Employees Should Know about Room & Board Compensation

Posted on April 19, 2018 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Employees should be aware that his or her employer may be allowed to count “the reasonable cost … of furnishing [the] employee with board, lodging, or other facilities” toward the employee’s owed wages.